[Amps] Fwd: Amps Digest, Vol 172, Issue 39

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > OM-2000+   2,000 Watts   $3.379.00

At the US legal limit, it's $2.25/Watt. It's also a tube amp
while you show/compare it against the list of solid state amps.

Cathy, the PW-1 is a 1000W amplifier per Icom's own Instruction
Manual.  You list it as 1500W.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 4/21/2017 1:30 PM, Jay Terleski wrote:
> ​Price
> t of Watts
> ​ from OM Powre Cathy, to add to your list.​
>
> OM-2000+   2,000 Watts   $3.379.00
> That is $1.69 / Watt Cathy.
>
> Jay, WX0B
>
>
> Jay Terleski
> Array Solutions
> 214 954 7140
>
>
>>
>> Price of solid-state amps:
>>
>> Ameritron ALS-600, 500 watts, about $1400
>> ACOM 600, 600 watts, about $2800
>> Elecraft KPA-500, 500 watts, about $3000
>> Elecraft KPA-1500, 1500 watts, about $6000
>> ICOM PW-1, 1500 watts, about $4900
>>
>> Cost per watt:  $2.80 - $6.00
>>
>>
>> So it's still not practical to get the same performance *at the same
>> price* from
>> solid state power amplifiers.  It will come, but it's not there yet.
>>
>> You can quibble with the choices of amps that I picked to make the point,
>> but
>> I don't think you can refute the core argument.
>>
>> 73,
>> Cathy
>> N5WVR
>>
>>
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